Title VII, Equal treatment in employment
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614
- What this page is
- Title VII, Equal treatment in employment
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-15Current
- Responsible publisher
- ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position
Short answer
Does Title VII apply to your operation, and which paragraph decides?
Title VII rests on 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614 and is tested here by a deterministic rule tree of 5 rules with a coverage score of 100 percent. The tree reads your facts, names the paragraph that decides the question and returns an outcome carrying citation, content hash and read date 2026-08-15. The outcome is a machine classification, not a compliance decision.
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614Checked against the publisher 2026-08-15Official text
A source reference, not legal advice.
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Risk dimensions
- employment, operations
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Coverage
- 100 %
- Impact
- 4/5
- Read
- 2026-08-15
Source chain
Every block in the register row has its own address, so an outcome can be cited down to the paragraph. The node carries the reference, the scope, the link to the official text and the outcomes in the tree that rest on the block.
- Unlawful employment practices
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2
Hiring, discharge, compensation and terms of employment.
- Disparate impact
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(k)
Neutral practices with a disproportionate effect, including selection tools.
- Retaliation
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3
Action against an employee who opposes a practice or takes part in a proceeding.
- Charge procedure
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5
Filing deadlines, conciliation and the right to sue letter.
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614
Rule tree
Rules are tested top down. Conditions are statutory elements and each outcome points to the register blocks it rests on.
title7-disparate-treatment
The bar on tying the decision to a protected basis applies
prohibited · Requirement applies · unlawful
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1) prohibits an employer from basing hiring, discharge or terms of employment on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
title7-disparate-impact
The disparate impact test applies
risk · Requirement applies conditionally · disparate-impact
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(k)(1)(A) sets out how a practice with a different outcome is tested: the employer must show the practice is job related and consistent with business necessity.
title7-religion
The duty to consider a religious accommodation applies
risk · Requirement applies · unlawful, retaliation
42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j) treats religion as including observance and practice, unless the employer shows an accommodation cannot be made without undue hardship on the business.
title7-charge
The filing deadline applies
risk · Requirement applies conditionally · charge
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) requires a charge to be filed within 180 days of the practice, or within 300 days where a state agency has first handled the matter.
title7-covered
The employer is covered by Title VII
risk · Requirement applies · unlawful, charge
42 U.S.C. § 2000e(b) defines an employer as one with at least 15 employees for at least 20 calendar weeks. The prohibition is in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2.
Outcome
allowed · Outside the scope
The rule yields no requirement for the facts supplied
The number of employees does not reach the threshold in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(b), or the number is not stated.
fallback · sha256:sha256:7fed8e8f2257681d366eb751a
Monitoring
The journal shows what moved in the register row, with the hash before and after. The impact score follows a rule stated in plain words.
How impact is scored: Grund: tillagd eller borttagen uppgift ger 3, ändrad uppgift 2, omläsning utan ändring 0. Tillägg: +1 när ändringen rör status eller tillämpningsdatum. Tillägg: +1 när agenten ligger i klass 1. Siffran begränsas till 0 till 5.
2026-08-15 · 0/5 · lasning
Raden läst mot den officiella publiceringen utan ändring
1965-07-02 · 3/5 · tillampningsdatum, status
Regeln började tillämpas enligt utgivaren
1964-07-02 · 4/5 · antagande, identifierare, status
Regeln antogs enligt 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614
Supervision
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Artifacts and integrity
- https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/us-agents/title-vii/manifest.json
- https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/us-agents/title-vii/run
- https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/us-agents/title-vii/monitor.json
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The verdict is a machine classification of the outcome, not legal advice and not a compliance decision. Responsibility position · 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, 29 CFR Parts 1600 to 1614
Verifiable trust signals
- Six fixed blocks, one source per line
- No sentence written by a language model
- Engine version and read date on every answer
- No customer data, no documents, no advice
- Model card and audit published under the EU AI Act